Hiroyuki Hioki

9.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
93 papers, 5.4k citations indexed

About

Hiroyuki Hioki is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Hiroyuki Hioki has authored 93 papers receiving a total of 5.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 61 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 35 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience and 30 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Hiroyuki Hioki's work include Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (51 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (23 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (13 papers). Hiroyuki Hioki is often cited by papers focused on Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (51 papers), Neural dynamics and brain function (23 papers) and Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling (13 papers). Hiroyuki Hioki collaborates with scholars based in Japan, China and United States. Hiroyuki Hioki's co-authors include Takeshi Kaneko, Fumino Fujiyama, Kouichi Nakamura, Takahiro Furuta, E. Kuramoto, Wakoto Matsuda, Ryohachi Arai, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Atsushi Miyawaki and Naoya Kataoka and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

Hiroyuki Hioki

90 papers receiving 5.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Single Nigrostriatal Dopaminergic Neurons Form Widely Spread and Highly Dense Axonal Arborizations in the Neostriatum

2009 579 citations Takahiro Furuta, Kouichi Nakamura et al. Journal of Neuroscience profile →
ScaleS: an optical clearing palette for biological imaging

2015 429 citations Hiroyuki Hioki, Takeshi Kaneko et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Hiroyuki Hioki Japan	36	3.0k	1.8k	1.7k	711	579	93	5.4k
Takahiro Furuta Japan	33	2.6k 0.9×	1.6k 0.9×	1.0k 0.6×	582 0.8×	653 1.1×	89	4.2k
Fumino Fujiyama Japan	35	3.4k 1.1×	1.7k 0.9×	1.4k 0.9×	545 0.8×	825 1.4×	79	4.8k
William G.M. Janssen United States	48	3.6k 1.2×	1.6k 0.9×	1.9k 1.1×	979 1.4×	436 0.8×	108	7.9k
Richard J. Reimer United States	31	3.9k 1.3×	918 0.5×	3.2k 1.9×	680 1.0×	236 0.4×	53	6.7k
Thomas Kuner Germany	53	4.8k 1.6×	1.4k 0.8×	3.9k 2.3×	804 1.1×	226 0.4×	124	7.9k
Carlos Portera‐Cailliau United States	39	3.6k 1.2×	1.7k 1.0×	3.3k 2.0×	467 0.7×	558 1.0×	71	7.5k
George Paxinos Australia	24	3.7k 1.2×	2.1k 1.2×	1.5k 0.9×	741 1.0×	556 1.0×	43	6.4k
Yugo Fukazawa Japan	38	3.4k 1.1×	1.1k 0.6×	2.2k 1.3×	641 0.9×	134 0.2×	125	5.3k
Susanne Schoch Germany	43	3.4k 1.1×	984 0.6×	3.5k 2.1×	634 0.9×	286 0.5×	112	6.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Hiroyuki Hioki

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Hiroyuki Hioki

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Hiroyuki Hioki. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Hiroyuki Hioki based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Hiroyuki Hioki. Hiroyuki Hioki is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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Matsushima, S., Yohta Shimada, Masafumi Kinoshita, et al.. (2025). Adeno-associated virus expressing a blood-brain barrier–penetrating enzyme improves GM1 gangliosidosis in a preclinical model. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 135(12).

Ageta‐Ishihara, Natsumi, Yugo Fukazawa, Hiroyuki Okuno, et al.. (2025). Septin 3 regulates memory and L-LTP-dependent extension of endoplasmic reticulum into spines. Cell Reports. 44(3). 115352–115352. 6 indexed citations

Nakamura, Yoshiko, et al.. (2022). Prostaglandin EP3 receptor–expressing preoptic neurons bidirectionally control body temperature via tonic GABAergic signaling. Science Advances. 8(51). eadd5463–eadd5463. 21 indexed citations

Yamauchi, Kenta, Takahiro Furuta, Shinichiro Okamoto, et al.. (2022). Protocol for multi-scale light microscopy/electron microscopy neuronal imaging in mouse brain tissue. STAR Protocols. 3(3). 101508–101508. 3 indexed citations

Elahi, Montasir, Yumiko Motoi, Yoko Ishida, et al.. (2021). High-fat diet–induced activation of SGK1 promotes Alzheimer’s disease–associated tau pathology. Human Molecular Genetics. 30(18). 1693–1710. 33 indexed citations

Takahashi, Hiroo, Masayuki Fujioka, Takeshi K. Matsui, et al.. (2021). Ras-like Gem GTPase induced by Npas4 promotes activity-dependent neuronal tolerance for ischemic stroke. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(32). 13 indexed citations

Furuta, Takahiro, Kenta Yamauchi, Shinichiro Okamoto, et al.. (2021). Multi-scale light microscopy/electron microscopy neuronal imaging from brain to synapse with a tissue clearing method, ScaleSF. iScience. 25(1). 103601–103601. 18 indexed citations

Tanaka, Takuma, et al.. (2018). Projection Patterns of Corticofugal Neurons Associated with Vibrissa Movement. eNeuro. 5(5). ENEURO.0190–18.2018. 5 indexed citations

Okamoto, Kazuki, Natsuko HitoraーImamura, Hiroyuki Hioki, & Yuji Ikegaya. (2018). GABAergic malfunction in the anterior cingulate cortex underlying maternal immune activation-induced social deficits. Journal of Neuroimmunology. 321. 92–96. 18 indexed citations

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Hirai, Daichi, Kouichi Nakamura, Takuma Tanaka, et al.. (2017). Shaping somatosensory responses in awake rats: cortical modulation of thalamic neurons. Brain Structure and Function. 223(2). 851–872. 6 indexed citations

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Kuramoto, E., Haruki Iwai, Atsushi Yamanaka, et al.. (2017). Dorsal and ventral parts of thalamic nucleus submedius project to different areas of rat orbitofrontal cortex: A single neuron‐tracing study using virus vectors. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 525(18). 3821–3839. 14 indexed citations

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Kataoka, Naoya, Hiroyuki Hioki, Takeshi Kaneko, & Kazuhiro Nakamura. (2014). Psychological Stress Activates a Dorsomedial Hypothalamus-Medullary Raphe Circuit Driving Brown Adipose Tissue Thermogenesis and Hyperthermia. Cell Metabolism. 20(2). 346–358. 189 indexed citations

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Li, Zhihong, Shunnan Ge, Fuxing Zhang, et al.. (2012). Distribution of Gephyrin‐Immunoreactivity in the Trigeminal Motor Nucleus: An Immunohistochemical Study in Rats. The Anatomical Record. 295(4). 641–651. 5 indexed citations

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Tanaka, Yasuhiro, Yasuyo Tanaka, Michiteru Konno, et al.. (2011). Local Connections of Excitatory Neurons to Corticothalamic Neurons in the Rat Barrel Cortex. Journal of Neuroscience. 31(50). 18223–18236. 22 indexed citations

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Kuramoto, E., Fumino Fujiyama, Kouichi Nakamura, et al.. (2010). Complementary distribution of glutamatergic cerebellar and GABAergic basal ganglia afferents to the rat motor thalamic nuclei. European Journal of Neuroscience. 33(1). 95–109. 93 indexed citations

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Hioki, Hiroyuki, Hiroshi Kameda, Hiroyuki Nakamura, et al.. (2007). Efficient gene transduction of neurons by lentivirus with enhanced neuron-specific promoters. Gene Therapy. 14(11). 872–882. 123 indexed citations

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Ito, Tetsufumi, Hiroyuki Hioki, Kouichi Nakamura, et al.. (2007). γ‐Aminobutyric acid‐containing sympathetic preganglionic neurons in rat thoracic spinal cord send their axons to the superior cervical ganglion. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 502(1). 113–125. 60 indexed citations

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Sonomura, Takahiro, Kouichi Nakamura, Takahiro Furuta, et al.. (2007). Expression of D1 but not D2 dopamine receptors in striatal neurons producing neurokinin B in rats. European Journal of Neuroscience. 26(11). 3093–3103. 11 indexed citations

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Nakamura, Kazuhiro, Shengxi Wu, Fumino Fujiyama, et al.. (2004). Independent inputs by VGLUT2- and VGLUT3-positive glutamatergic terminals onto rat sympathetic preganglionic neurons. Neuroreport. 15(3). 431–436. 39 indexed citations

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Fujiyama, Fumino, Hiroyuki Hioki, Ryohei Tomioka, et al.. (2003). Changes of immunocytochemical localization of vesicular glutamate transporters in the rat visual system after the retinofugal denervation. The Journal of Comparative Neurology. 465(2). 234–249. 75 indexed citations

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